FRANCHISEE SPOTLIGHT
Chris Olexa
RC Group, LLC
+ Became a BWW Franchisee: 2003
+ Total Number of BWW Locations: 7
+ Total Number of Employees: 450
Chris with his
nine-year-old
daughter, Clara.
What drew you to the brand?
revitalize the
community in and around Buffalo
Wild Wings®.
I’ve always enjoyed the fun atmosphere. While I was in
college and when I first got married to my wife, we frequented
the Buffalo Wild Wings® in Houston. I just loved the place. You
get great food served on a paper plate and an ice-cold beer! It’s a
fun and unique dining experience in today’s market.
What is your favorite thing about the brand?
I believe in and love everything about the Buffalo Wild
Wings® brand. It offers my three favorite things: wings, beer and
sports!
What is the best business advice you have received?
The best advice I’ve ever received came from my grandfather. When I initially opened up my first store, I tried to buy
him lunch he told me no. He said that I needed to always stay
humble but also to never give away anything for free!
What is the biggest industry change since you started?
Other concepts I own: Genghis Grill.
Obamacare hasn’t changed the face of our industry; but it
certainly has changed the game since it was signed into law.
What are your business goals for the next three years?
Describe your current biggest challenge as a franchisee:
I hope to open two more stores in the next three years.
“Buffalo Wild Wings ...
®
offers my three favorite things:
wings, beer and sports!”
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Describe your best recent business decision:
My most recent and best business decision was to relocate
my first store. We waited for a certain piece of land to become
available and it finally opened up. We immediately bought it
and it was the best decision I have made because of what we
projected to do with it along with the media buzz surrounding
the reopening. You would think that a BWW had never been
there before! The buzz was well worth it, it was a way to
The biggest challenge I am currently facing, is quite
honestly a good problem to have: Trying to find locations to
build new stores!
My family:
I am blessed with my amazing wife, Kimberly and four
wonderful children; two sons, Brenden who is 13 and Keith, who
is 11; and two daughters, Clara, who is 9 and Chapel, who is
only a year old.
My personal interests:
I love coaching youth football. I’m a big sports fanatic and
it is very rewarding to help players learn the game and develop
pride in their accomplishments. Most importantly, spending
time with my kids.
What is your favorite BWW wing sauce?
My favorite sauce would have to be the Caribbean Jerk!
Complete this sentence, if I weren’t a franchisee,
I would be …
Spending a lot more time coaching and fishing.
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